Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan 2015

Scorecard - 1st ODI, Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan (26 May 2015)

Pakistan

375/3 (50) RR:7.5

Pakistan won by 41 runs

MOM: Shoaib Malik

Zimbabwe

334/5 (50) RR:6.68

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49.0 - Mpofu to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, that's a poor effort from the fielder at long-on, it was full and on the stumps, Malik slogs it down towards long-on, the ball bounces just in front of the fielder, who allows the ball to go through the fence. He should have tried for the catch and if not even that, he should have tried getting his body behind the ball

48.4 - Mpofu to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, that's a great shot. It was a full delivery just outside off, Malik lofts it over a leaping mid-off and collects four

47.5 - Vitori to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, full and around off, Malik makes room, gets under the ball and lofts it over mid-off and extra cover, collects four as there was no one in the deep

45.4 - Vitori to Sohail, FOUR, poor ball from Vitori, this was a high full toss at the batsman, Sohail was backing away and swings hard at it, sends it over square leg and the ball runs away to the fence. The umpire deems it to be a legal ball as he thinks it was just below the waist height

45.0 - Panyangara to Sohail, FOUR, Sohail has finished this over very strongly, brings up the 150-run partnership as well, he gives the charge to this delivery on leg stump line, takes it on the full and whips it through mid-wicket, the fielder in the deep runs to his right but the ball was too far away from his reach

44.4 - Panyangara to Sohail, FOUR, Sohail goes leg-side to this fuller delivery and lofts it it in the gap between mid-off and extra cover, the ball hurries across the turf and crashes into the fence

42.4 - Vitori to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, full delivery just outside off, Malik clears his front leg and slogs across the line, the fielder at long-on runs to his right but the ball escapes to the fence

41.2 - Sean Williams to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Malik makes room and lofts this tossed up delivery inside-out over cover, there was no one in the deep and the ball rolls away to the fence

40.2 - Panyangara to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, poor ball from Panyangara, ends up bowling a full toss while trying to bowl the yorker, Malik drives it wide of mid-off and collects four

40.1 - Panyangara to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, in the blockhole and it goes for four. This was bowled on a yorker length and on the stumps, Malik backs away and looks to drive it inside-out, gets a thick outside edge and it runs away to the third man fence

39.3 - Vitori to Sohail, FOUR, he connects it fine this time, full and on the pads, Sohail middles the flick as the ball hares across to the fine leg fence in a flash

39.0 - Panyangara to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, full and in the slot, Malik stays rooted and slogs it to deep mid-wicket, the ball raced away in a hurry

38.5 - Panyangara to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, top-edge and four, that's Malik's first fifty in 31 innings, short and just outside off, Malik top-edges the pull to the fine leg fence

36.2 - Panyangara to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, errs in line yet again, short and angling into the pads, Malik jumps inside the crease and clips it to backward square leg fence

36.1 - Panyangara to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, poor line this from Panyangara, bowls this on a length and on the pads, Malik moves across and helps it to fine leg fence

34.1 - S Raza to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, slightly short and Malik pounces onto it, makes a bit of room and cuts it through cover-point, no protecting the sweeper cover fence as the ball raced away

33.4 - Utseya to Sohail, FOUR, calculated shot! Tossed up around off, Sohail advances down the wicket, gets to the pitch and lofts it handsomely over mid-off, he saw the fielder inside the ring and took advantage of it

31.4 - Utseya to Sohail, FOUR, drops it halfway down the wicket, Sohail had ample time to go back and slap it in front of square on the off-side, no chance for the sweeper cover to stop that

25.4 - Utseya to Hafeez, FOUR, this is just rubbish. Rank long hop around off, Hafeez bends his knee and plays the pull/sweep in front of square on the leg-side, two men in the deep and he bisected them to perfection

25.1 - Utseya to Azhar Ali, FOUR, fraction short and outside off, Ali had all the time in the world to pick his spot and dispatch it, makes a bit of room and cuts through cover-point, no one in the deep and four more

21.2 - Utseya to Hafeez, FOUR, poor bowling from Utseya, half tracker outside off, Hafeez goes back and cuts it past cover-point, there was no sweeper cover and Hafeez picks up consecutive fours

21.1 - Utseya to Hafeez, FOUR, superb shot! The timing and placement was fantastic from Hafeez. Quicker, fuller and around off, Hafeez presses forward and pushes it through extra cover, it was a mere push and the ball raced away to the fence

20.4 - Sean Williams to Hafeez, FOUR, lovely shot! Williams errs in line, floats it up outside leg, Hafeez kneels down, rolls his wrists and sweeps it past the diving short fine leg fielder

18.1 - Vitori to Hafeez, FOUR, full and on the stumps, Hafeez gave the charge and lifts it over the bowler and straight to the long-on fence, that also brings up the 100-run partnership

16.2 - Vitori to Azhar Ali, FOUR, short and outside off, Azhar cuts it square of the wicket, the ball raced away in a flash

15.4 - Utseya to Azhar Ali, byes, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Utseya, spotted that Azhar was looking to play the reverse sweep, fires it short and well down leg-side, Azhar aborts his shot and lets it go, no chance for the keeper. Umpire Dar signals it as byes

14.5 - Sean Williams to Hafeez, FOUR, poor ball from Williams, dropped this one short and wide outside off, Hafeez made room, uses the width and cracks it square past point. The man in the deep is very square, the ball races away to the fence

14.0 - Mpofu to Azhar Ali, FOUR, short and down leg, Ali comes down the track and pulls it to the fine leg fence, one bounce and over the rope

13.5 - Mpofu to Azhar Ali, FOUR, full and sliding on middle and leg, Azhar gives the charge and flicks it to the deep mid wicket fence

10.3 - Sean Williams to Hafeez, FOUR, Williams drops one short and well outside off, Hafeez makes room, waits on the ball and chops it behind square on the off-side for a boundary

9.2 - Mpofu to Azhar Ali, FOUR, nicely played by Azhar, Mpofu slipped in the slower ball, Azhar was prodding forward, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and steers it through the slip cordon, the ball races away to the fence

9.1 - Mpofu to Azhar Ali, FOUR, cracking shot, Mpofu drops his length as Azhar came down the track, he adjusts and cracks it past point, no need to run for those

8.1 - Panyangara to Hafeez, FOUR, lovely shot, on a good length and just outside off, Hafeez gets a big stride forward and lofts it high and over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes

8.0 - Vitori to Azhar Ali, FOUR, that should ease some pressure! Wide half-volley from Vitori, Azhar leans forward and slashes it over cover-point, a couple of bounces and over the ropes

6.3 - Panyangara to Azhar Ali, FOUR, signs of aggression from Azhar, he picked up the slower ball early, takes a step forward and mows it high and over square leg, a couple of bounces and over the ropes for a boundary

5.4 - Vitori to Azhar Ali, FOUR, that's the first boundary of the innings! Hint of width from Vitori, the angle was going across Azhar, he leans forward, plays it on the up and gets it past cover, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

45.3 - Vitori to Sohail, SIX, that's been clobbered! Sohail backs away and Vitori follows him with a fuller one, Sohail lofts it over the long-on fence with sheer ease

44.5 - Panyangara to Sohail, SIX, slower ball from Panyangara and Sohail had all the time in the world to transfer his weight on the back foot, Sohail pulls it up and over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

42.5 - Vitori to Shoaib Malik, SIX, on a length and on the stumps, Malik goes for a mighty heave, swings hard and sends it soaring over the deep mid-wicket fence

32.4 - S Raza to Shoaib Malik, SIX, muscled! He got it nowhere close to the middle, but got enough power behind it to clear the rope. Flighted delivery, Malik comes down the track, doesn't get to the pitch but still goes through with the loft, gets it over long-off

24.3 - S Raza to Hafeez, SIX, this is even better. Raza keeps tossing it up and Hafeez keeps sending it out of the ground, advances down the wicket and lofts it handsomely over long-on for the second six of the over

24.2 - S Raza to Hafeez, SIX, top shot! Hafeez is turning it on here. Shimmies down to this flighted delivery, gets underneath it and smacks it over long-on for a maximum

22.3 - S Raza to Azhar Ali, SIX, massive! Brilliant footwork from Ali. Flighted around off, Ali dances down the wicket, meets the pitch of the ball and sends it sailing over deep mid-wicket with a beautiful loft

19.2 - Utseya to Azhar Ali, SIX, in the air and parried over the rope. Flighted just outside off, Ali skips out of the crease and miscues the loft to long-off, Mpofu was standing just before the rope, he tries to take it over his head, but ends up palming it over the rope. He should have taken it

14.1 - Sean Williams to Hafeez, SIX, nice use of the feet from Hafeez, comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it high and over long-on for a maximum

8.2 - Panyangara to Hafeez, SIX, this is even better! Pitched up and angling back into Hafeez, he gets a good stride forward, gets inside the line and helps it over square leg, the ball soars over the ropes for the first six of the match

50.0 - Panyangara to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by H Masakadza!! Malik falls off the last ball of the innings. The umpires check for the front foot, but it's fine. This was very full just outside off, Malik looks to carve it over backward point, but can't get the elevation. He ends up hitting it straight to the man at cover-point. Nonetheless, it was a great knock from Malik on his comeback in the ODI team. Shoaib Malik c H Masakadza b Panyangara 112(76) [4s-12 6s-2]

27.1 - Utseya to Hafeez, out Bowled!! Utseya gets his second in as many overs. Hafeez is livid with himself, swipes the bat in anger over the stumps. This was fuller and on the stumps, Hafeez shuffles across, kneels down and misses the sweep, the ball sneaks up behind him and crashes into middle and leg stump. Pakistan have lost both their openers now, just what Zimbabwe required. Hafeez b Utseya 86(83) [4s-8 6s-4]

26.0 - Utseya to Azhar Ali, out Caught by Panyangara!! A fine innings from the Pakistani skipper comes to an end. Zimbabwe needed that wicket badly. Flighted on middle, Ali kneels down and goes for the sweep, he gets a top-edge that flies towards long leg, Panyangara moved to his left and reverse cupped it. Azhar Ali c Panyangara b Utseya 79(76) [4s-9 6s-2]

49.4 - Panyangara to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, dropped! 200 of the partnership comes up with this single as well. It was a low full toss from Panyangara, Malik slices it towards cover-point, who jumps and gets his right hand on the ball, but can't hold onto it

48.2 - Mpofu to Shoaib Malik, 3 runs, Malik gets to his 8th ODI ton, he is delighted, while the crowd and his team-mates and support staff are up on their feet, applauding his effort. He removes his helmet and waves his bat to the crowd. Coming back to the ball, it was a slower ball outside off, Malik goes across and nudges it through square leg, comes back for the second easily. The fielder fires the throw at the non-striker's end, but the fielder fails to collect it cleanly behind the stumps, allowing an extra run on the overthrow

43.5 - Mpofu to Sohail, 2 runs, Sohail gets to his 6th ODI fifty with this single, he goes across to his back of a length delivery just outside off, pushes it through the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on, good running ensures they come back for the second

40.5 - Panyangara to Sohail, no ball, 2 runs, 100 of the partnership comes up with this couple, this was the back-of-the-hand slower ball full toss from Panyangara, he bowls it at the shoulder height, Sohail pulls it wide of long-on and comes back for the second. Called a no-ball for height

20.1 - Sean Williams to Hafeez, 2 runs, Williams starts from over the wicket, tossed up on middle, Hafeez goes down on one knee, top-edges the sweep wide of short fine leg, Vitori gives chase and makes a mess of it. He allows Hafeez to come back for the second and reach his fifty, 24th in ODIs

17.0 - Vitori to Azhar Ali, 1 run, good knock from the skipper, that's his 6th fifty and first in Pakistan, this was full and just outside, Ali drives it off the front foot, cover dives to his left and half stops the ball, that allows the duo to sneak a quick single

49.4 - Anwar Ali to Mutumbami, FOUR, slower ball outside off, Mutumbami shuffles across, opens the bat face and steers it past the diving short third man fielder, the fast outfield takes care of the rest

49.1 - Anwar Ali to Utseya, FOUR, boundary to start the final over, width on offer, Utseya throws his bat at that, slices it between backward point and short third man

48.2 - Riaz to Utseya, FOUR, short ball aimed at the batsman, Utseya gets inside the line and goes for the pull, the ball takes the glove and flies to the left of the keeper, fine leg was square and he had no chance of stopping that

46.4 - Riaz to Mutumbami, FOUR, Sami continues to have a horror day. Full toss outside off, Mutumbami goes hard at it, the ball takes the outside edge and rolls down to third man, Sami allows it to go through his legs. He fetches the ball back and shakes his head

45.5 - Sami to Mutumbami, FOUR, fabulous shot! That brings up the 300 as well. Pitched up just outside off, Mutumbami leans forward and creams it wide of mid-off, the timing was excellent as the ball raced away to the fence

45.2 - Sami to Utseya, FOUR, Sami continues to leak runs. Short and not much venom on this delivery, Utseya swivels and pulls it behind square, split fine leg and deep backward square to perfection

43.5 - Sami to Chigumbura, FOUR, this is tremendous batting, Sami goes full, targets the stumps, Chigumbura drills it straight down the ground, long-on had no chance of stopping that, plenty of power behind that shot

42.2 - Riaz to Chigumbura, FOUR, edged and four. It was a ripper from Riaz, short and rising steeply, Chigumbura was hanging back trying to defend, the ball takes the shoulder and flies wide of the keeper

42.0 - Anwar Ali to Chigumbura, FOUR, banged in halfway down the wicket, Chigumbura was expecting it, rocks back and muscles the pull towards deep mid-wicket, it just bounced before the ad cushions. Hafeez near the rope signalled four, but umpire Dar still went upstairs, just to be sure

41.1 - Anwar Ali to Sean Williams, FOUR, Anwar Ali has been extremely unlucky today. Excellent yorker, Williams squirts it off the outer half of the bat to third man, the fielder was inside the ring and was very square

40.1 - Shoaib Malik to Sean Williams, FOUR, lovely shot! Malik starts from round the wicket, tosses it up on off and middle, Williams kneels down and sweeps it over square leg, ball bounces a couple of times before reaching the fence

39.0 - Riaz to Chigumbura, FOUR, pitched up and in the slot, Chigumbura plants his front foot and drives it handsomely to the deep extra cover fence

38.3 - Riaz to Chigumbura, FOUR, short and angling away from the right hander, Chigumbura hangs back and cuts it uppishly square of the wicket

37.5 - Anwar Ali to Sean Williams, FOUR, short ball just outside off, Williams top-edges the pull and the ball rolls towards the third man fence, lucky boundary for Williams

37.1 - Anwar Ali to Sean Williams, FOUR, poor first ball from Anwar Ali, back of a length on middle and leg, Williams sits back and helps it on its way behind square on the on-side

36.0 - Hafeez to Sean Williams, FOUR, finally, Williams gets the boundary he was looking for. Straying onto leg-stump, Williams bends his knee, plays the sweep/pull over backward square, the fielder jumps but the ball eludes him

34.3 - Shoaib Malik to Chigumbura, FOUR, bad delivery and Chigumbura latches onto it. Half tracker outside off, Chigumbura backs away and slaps it in front of square, wide of long-off and picks up four more

28.3 - Sami to Chigumbura, FOUR, three in three for Zimbabwe, this was full and just outside off, Chigumbura drives off the front foot and beats the diving mid-off, into the extra cover fence

28.2 - Sami to Chigumbura, FOUR, short and wide again, Chigumbura stays on the back foot and cuts it to the deep backward point fence

28.1 - Sami to Chigumbura, FOUR, poor delivery first up from Sami, delivers it short and wide, Chigumbura cuts it uppishly over point and gets a four

28.0 - Hafeez to H Masakadza, FOUR, that's been nicely played. It was floated up, Masakadza kneels down and employs the reverse sweep, sends it through backward point and the ball runs away to the fence in no time

19.5 - Azam to H Masakadza, FOUR, slow, short and wide and gets the treatment, Masakadza stays on the back foot and cuts it square of the wicket

19.0 - Yasir Shah to H Masakadza, FOUR, googly from Yasir Shah and Masakadza picks it quickly, he goes deep in the crease and pulls it magnificently to the deep mid-wicket fence

18.2 - Yasir Shah to Chigumbura, FOUR, this time Chigu gets the desired result. This was tossed up outside off, Chigumbura lofts it over extra cover and the ball runs away to the fence

13.5 - Azam to H Masakadza, FOUR, that's a gift from the bowler, short of length and had enough time for Masakadza to pull over mid-wicket, ball races into the fence in a hurry

9.3 - Anwar Ali to S Raza, FOUR, that's sloppy from Riaz at third man, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Raza pushes at that and gets a thick edge towards third man. Riaz slides and stops the ball, but the ball rolled onto the ropes

7.4 - Anwar Ali to S Raza, FOUR, edged and four, Raza runs down the track to a length delivery and throws his bat at that, gets a thick edge past the lone slip, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

7.3 - Anwar Ali to S Raza, FOUR, tad fuller and on the stumps, Raza was shufling across on the flick, gets a soft leading edge back past the non-striker, the ball has enough power to race away to the straight boundary

4.1 - Sami to S Raza, FOUR, lovely shot, tad overpitched and in that channel outside off, Raza leans forward, meets the ball on top of the bounce and caresses it past cover-point for a boundary

1.5 - Anwar Ali to Sibanda, FOUR, Sibanda gets lucky again! This was a tad fuller and held its line outside off, Sibanda was looking to drive, gets an inside edge that races away past the leg-stump, another fortious boundary for Sibanda

1.3 - Anwar Ali to Sibanda, FOUR, lucky and four, short of a length and angling back into Sibanda, he was late on the pull, gets a bottom edge and the ball races away past the leg-stump and into the fence

1.1 - Anwar Ali to Sibanda, FOUR, lovely shot, Anwar Ali starts off with a wide half-volley, Sibanda leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drills it through extra cover for a boundary

44.0 - Sami to Chigumbura, SIX, third six of the over and Sami gives away 22 runs. This is unbelievable hitting. Short delivery, Chigumbura sits back and waits for it, pulls it over deep square leg, the fielder near the rope was a mere spectator

43.4 - Sami to Chigumbura, SIX, another massive six. This is some shot by the Zimbabwean skipper. Length delivery right in the slot, Chigumbura moves away to the leg-side and smashes it over wide long-on for the second six of the over

43.1 - Sami to Chigumbura, SIX, what a moment! Chigumbura registers his maiden ODI hundred. He gets there in style. Raises his bat and takes his helmet. Soaks in the applause from the crowd and his team-mates. Coming to the ball, short and plenty of width on offer, Chigumbura cuts it up and over backward point, had enough legs to go the distance

41.0 - Shoaib Malik to Chigumbura, SIX, that's a monstrous hit from the Zimbabwean skipper. Takes a couple of steps down the wicket for this flighted delivery, gets underneath it and sends it soaring over long-on for a maximum. That went a long way into the crowd

32.3 - Shoaib Malik to H Masakadza, SIX, that's been smashed! It was a freebie from Malik, full toss down the leg-side, Masakadza kneels down and slog sweeps it over the deep backward square leg fence

31.2 - Hafeez to H Masakadza, SIX, that's been tonked! This was flighted on middle stump line, Masakadza steps out of the crease and launches it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum

6.5 - Sami to S Raza, SIX, cracking shot, fraction too short and well outside off, Raza is quick to rock back and pulls it high and over wide mid-wicket, the first six of the chase

44.4 - Riaz to Chigumbura, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! A top innings from Chigumbura comes to an end. He takes the hopes of a Zimbabwe win along with him. Riaz is delighted. Good length ball, Chigumbura backs away and wanted to force it through the off-side, is beaten by the pace and the off-stump goes for a walk. Chigumbura b Riaz 117(95) [4s-10 6s-4]

42.1 - Riaz to Sean Williams, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! Riaz once again provides the breakthrough for Pakistan. And it is the short delivery that gives him yet another wicket. Williams goes for the pull, top-edges it high in the air and to the right of the keeper, Sarfraz Ahmed called for it and took it easily. Sean Williams c Sarfraz Ahmed b Riaz 36(28) [4s-5]

32.5 - Shoaib Malik to H Masakadza, out Caught by Azam!! Malik gets the big wicket of Masakadza. This was bowled quicker on the pads and Masakadza wanted to hit it over the deep mid-wicket fence, he gets the elevation on the hoick as he comes down the track but doesn't get the distance. Azam from deep mid-wicket runs forward and takes a simple catch. Masakadza walks back disappointed. H Masakadza c Azam b Shoaib Malik 73(73) [4s-4 6s-2]

13.0 - Riaz to Sibanda, out Caught&Bowled!! Riaz gets a deserved reward! This was banged in short and just outside off, Sibanda was beaten for pace, there was no room to play the pull as well. He was in no position, ends up getting a top-edge and Riaz holds onto the return catch. Zimbabwe have lost both openers now. Once again Sibanda fals after getting a start. Sibanda c and b Riaz 23(36) [4s-3]

9.4 - Anwar Ali to S Raza, out Caught by Hafeez!! That's a soft dismissal for Raza! He is very disappointed as he trudges back to the hut, it was an innocuous delivery on his pads, Raza was looking to flick, played a bit too early, gets it high on the bat and chips it towards mid-wicket. Hafeez moves across to his left and holds onto the simple chance. Zimbabwe have lost their first wicket. S Raza c Hafeez b Anwar Ali 36(31) [4s-4 6s-1]

36.4 - Riaz to Chigumbura, 1 run, dropped, that's a dolly to Azam at deep square leg, another short delivery at the batsman, Chigumbura connects with pull and the ball goes straight to Azam who attempts a reverse cup, fails to hang onto it

32.0 - Hafeez to Chigumbura, 1 run, dropped! This was bowled on middle and leg stump line, Chigumbura goes slightly across and hoicks it straight towards mid-wicket, where Shafiq gets both hands on the ball, but he somehow can't hold on. The ball escapes to the deep and the batsmen take a single. That was hit hard by Chig and went fast to the fielder

44.3 - Riaz to Mutumbami, 1 run, direct hit and Chigumbura would have been in trouble. Back of a length around off, Mutumbami taps it towards backward point, calls for a sharp run, Chigumbura responds and was short if the fielder had hit the bulls-eye

31.1 - Hafeez to Chigumbura, 1 run, Chigu gets to his 19th ODI fifty with this single, it was flatter and on the stumps, Chigumbura punches it down to long-on

29.2 - Hafeez to H Masakadza, 1 run, 100-run partnership comes up with this single, drifting on middle and leg, Masakadza flicks it through square leg and gets to the other end

27.2 - Hafeez to H Masakadza, 1 run, uppish and safe! Masakadza gets to his 27th ODI fifty with this single. It was tossed up outside off, Masakadza drives it in the air through the vacant mid-off region for a single